REAL TALK for those who thought Galen would beat Mo

Big Red wrote:

Gary Lough is a better coach than Alberto? Based on one race? No.

Gary Lough is talking big, Watch out Kipchoge, etc.

Does he think Mo can hang with Kipchoge when it counts? Based on the two marathon careers to date, that is a dubious assertion.

I will say this, both Farah and Kipchoge have mastered the mind over matter equation of distance racing. Their mental furniture is arranged for optimum success in competition. However, Lough is getting ahead of himself to think that Mo can beat Kipchoge.

There is not a cowboy who cannot be thrown. There is not a horse that cannot be broken.

[quote]Alberto Sauce wrote:

Rupp doesn't seem to be able to change his rhythm in a race.

Farah is a far more flexible racer.

What are we actually discussing? Kipchoge with a phalanx of pacers may be able to bank on dropping Mo. There aren't any pacers in the Olympics though. Is he going off on his own at 61' hm pace? Well maybe he will but maybe he will be a little bit worried about blowing up (no drafting behind pacers so working harder anyway).

All this stuff about 203 204 is the same old rubbish we heard when Mo was beating 'faster' runners on the track.

Rupp needs track like conditions. Flat, predictable, repetitive, and controlled. If he can find a race like that he'll do well, otherwise he is not going to compete with the marathon elite.

Yeah, there is not a horse that can't be broken. That includes a horse named Mo!

I like Mo, I'm a fan, but I don't see him beating Kipchoge in a marathon. The interesting question, will the two line up in London again? Or anytime before the Olympics?

As for Rupp, I'd expect he has more than 2:06 in his legs. All through his career, his detractors go on these boards to say he sucks. And, year after year, he runs well. Plenty of message board experts said he'd never run 2:06. Never break 28:00. And on and on.

Wot is the question wrote:

What are we actually discussing? Kipchoge with a phalanx of pacers may be able to bank on dropping Mo. There aren't any pacers in the Olympics though. Is he going off on his own at 61' hm pace? Well maybe he will but maybe he will be a little bit worried about blowing up (no drafting behind pacers so working harder anyway).

All this stuff about 203 204 is the same old rubbish we heard when Mo was beating 'faster' runners on the track.

3 pacers to 15k. 1 from 15k to 25k. Last 17k on his own. Let's not forget that he actually picked up the pace on his own.

Track Expert wrote:

Rupp needs track like conditions. Flat, predictable, repetitive, and controlled. If he can find a race like that he'll do well, otherwise he is not going to compete with the marathon elite.

Does an Olympic bronze count as "competing with the marathon elite"?

R and j wrote:

Wot is the question wrote:

What are we actually discussing? Kipchoge with a phalanx of pacers may be able to bank on dropping Mo. There aren't any pacers in the Olympics though. Is he going off on his own at 61' hm pace? Well maybe he will but maybe he will be a little bit worried about blowing up (no drafting behind pacers so working harder anyway).

All this stuff about 203 204 is the same old rubbish we heard when Mo was beating 'faster' runners on the track.

3 pacers to 15k. 1 from 15k to 25k. Last 17k on his own. Let's not forget that he actually picked up the pace on his own.

This. Anyone else and the attempt would've been over.

I want to hear real talk for those who thought Galen would beat Osako. Osako's got the NOP record now. Is Pete Julian a better coach than Salazar?